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1 Vail
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2 Vail, Alfred Lewis
SUBJECT AREA: Telecommunications[br]b. 25 September 1807 Morristown, New Jersey, USAd. 18 January 1859 Morristown, New Jersey, USA[br]American telegraph pioneer and associate of Samuel Morse; widely credited with the invention of "Morse" code.[br]After leaving school, Vail was initially employed at his father's ironworks in Morristown, but he then decided to train for the Presbyterian ministry, graduating from New York City University in 1836. Unfortunately, he was then obliged to abandon his chosen career because of ill health. He accidentally met Samuel Morse not long afterwards, and he became interested in the latter's telegraph experiments; in return for a share of the rights, he agreed to construct apparatus and finance the filing of US and foreign patents. Working in Morristown with Morse and Leonard Gale, and with financial backing from his father, Vail constructed around his father's plant a telegraph with 3 miles (4.8 km) of wire. It is also possible that he, rather than Morse, was largely responsible for devising the so-called Morse code, a series of dot and dash codes representing the letters of the alphabet, and in which the simplest codes were chosen for those letters found to be most numerous in a case of printer's type. This system was first demonstrated on 6 January 1838 and there were subsequent public demonstrations in New York and Philadelphia. Eventually Congress authorized an above-ground line between Washington and Baltimore, and on 24 May 1844 the epoch-making message "What hath God wrought?" was transmitted.Vail remained with Morse for a further four years, but he gradually lost interest in telegraphy and resigned, receiving no credit for his important contribution.[br]BibliographyThe Magnetic Telegraph.Further Reading1845, American Electrotelegraph 135.J.J.Fahie, 1884, A History of the Electric Telegraph to the Year 1837, London: E\&F Spon.KF -
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4 Vail Film Festival
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5 Vail Film Institute
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6 Vail Resorts, Inc.
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7 Vail, Colorado USA
Airports: EGEУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Vail, Colorado USA
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8 Avon Airfield, Vail/ Eagle, Colorado USA
Airports: WHRУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Avon Airfield, Vail/ Eagle, Colorado USA
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9 Town Of Vail, Colorado
Government: TOVУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Town Of Vail, Colorado
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10 West Vail Liquor Mart
Trademark term: WVLMУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > West Vail Liquor Mart
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14 Langeweile
f boredom; aus oder vor Lange(r) weile out of (sheer) boredom; Langeweile haben be ( oder feel) bored; länger: suffer from boredom; sich (Dat) die Langeweile vertreiben while away the time* * *die Langeweilestuffiness; tedium; boredom* * *Lạn|ge|wei|le ['laŋ\@vailə, laŋə'vailə]f gen - or la\#ngen Weile['laŋənvaile] dat - or la\#nger Weile ['laŋɐvaile] no pl boredomLangeweile haben — to be bored
* * *die1) (the state of being bored.) boredom2) tediousness* * *Lan·ge·wei·le[ˈlaŋəvailə]\Langeweile haben to be boredaus [lauter] \Langeweile out of [sheer] boredomvor [lauter] \Langeweile of [sheer] boredomdie \Langeweile vertreiben to while away time [or the hours], to kill time* * *die; Langeweile od. Langenweile boredom* * *Langeweile f boredom;vor Lange(r)weile out of (sheer) boredom;sich (dat)die Langeweile vertreiben while away the time* * *die; Langeweile od. Langenweile boredom* * *f.boredom n.ennui n.stuffiness n.tedium n. -
15 Morse, Samuel Finley Breeze
SUBJECT AREA: Telecommunications[br]b. 27 April 1791 Charlestown, Massachusetts, USAd. 2 April 1872 New York City, New York, USA[br]American portrait painter and inventor, b est known for his invention of the telegraph and so-called Morse code.[br]Following early education at Phillips Academy, Andover, at the age of 14 years Morse went to Yale College, where he developed interests in painting and electricity. Upon graduating in 1810 he became a clerk to a Washington publisher and a pupil of Washington Allston, a well-known American painter. The following year he travelled to Europe and entered the London studio of another American artist, Benjamin West, successfully exhibiting at the Royal Academy as well as winning a prize and medal for his sculpture. Returning to Boston and finding little success as a "historical-style" painter, he built up a thriving portrait business, moving in 1818 to Charleston, South Carolina, where three years later he established the (now defunct) South Carolina Academy of Fine Arts. In 1825 he was back in New York, but following the death of his wife and both of his parents that year, he embarked on an extended tour of European art galleries. In 1832, on the boat back to America, he met Charles T.Jackson, who told him of the discovery of the electromagnet and fired his interest in telegraphy to the extent that Morse immediately began to make suggestions for electrical communications and, apparently, devised a form of printing telegraph. Although he returned to his painting and in 1835 was appointed the first Professor of the Literature of Art and Design at the University of New York City, he began to spend more and more time experimenting in telegraphy. In 1836 he invented a relay as a means of extending the cable distance over which telegraph signals could be sent. At this time he became acquainted with Alfred Vail, and the following year, when the US government published the requirements for a national telegraph service, they set out to produce a workable system, with finance provided by Vail's father (who, usefully, owned an ironworks). A patent was filed on 6 October 1837 and a successful demonstration using the so-called Morse code was given on 6 January 1838; the work was, in fact, almost certainly largely that of Vail. As a result of the demonstration a Bill was put forward to Congress for $30,000 for an experimental line between Washington and Baltimore. This was eventually passed and the line was completed, and on 24 May 1844 the first message, "What hath God wrought", was sent between the two cities. In the meantime Morse also worked on the insulation of submarine cables by means of pitch tar and indiarubber.With success achieved, Morse offered his invention to the Government for $100,000, but this was declined, so the invention remained in private hands. To exploit it, Morse founded the Magnetic Telephone Company in 1845, amalgamating the following year with the telegraph company of a Henry O'Reilly to form Western Union. Having failed to obtain patents in Europe, he now found himself in litigation with others in the USA, but eventually, in 1854, the US Supreme Court decided in his favour and he soon became very wealthy. In 1857 a proposal was made for a telegraph service across the whole of the USA; this was completed in just over four months in 1861. Four years later work began on a link to Europe via Canada, Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and Russia, but it was abandoned with the completion of the transatlantic cable, a venture in which he also had some involvement. Showered with honours, Morse became a generous philanthropist in his later years. By 1883 the company he had created was worth $80 million and had a virtual monopoly in the USA.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsLLD, Yale 1846. Fellow of the Academy of Arts and Sciences 1849. Celebratory Banquet, New York, 1869. Statue in New York Central Park 1871. Austrian Gold Medal of Scientific Merit. Danish Knight of the Danneborg. French Légion d'honneur. Italian Knight of St Lazaro and Mauritio. Portuguese Knight of the Tower and Sword. Turkish Order of Glory.BibliographyE.L.Morse (ed.), 1975, Letters and Journals, New York: Da Capo Press (facsimile of a 1914 edition).Further ReadingJ.Munro, 1891, Heroes of the Telegraph (discusses his telegraphic work and its context).C.Mabee, 1943, The American Leonardo: A Life of Samuel Morse; reprinted 1969 (a detailed biography).KFBiographical history of technology > Morse, Samuel Finley Breeze
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1) General subject: actuate, bend, bias, couch, dispose, droop, impel, incline, induce, lead, persuade, persuade into, predispose, prepossess, propel, suborn (к преступлению), sway (кого-либо к чему-либо), tempt, win, brainwash into (кого-л. к чему-л.), dispose to (кого-л., к чему-л.)3) Latin: declino4) Engineering: tend6) Law: art, compass, corrupt (к совершению преступления, проступка), invite, seduce (к совершению какого-л. действия)7) Diplomatic term: dispose (кого-л. к чему-л.)8) leg.N.P. abet (a crime, the commission of a crime) -
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1) General subject: bow, droop, gravitate, lean to, lean towards, slope, squint (к чему-л.), tend, tilt, trend, trend (в каком-л. направлении), vail (перёд кем-либо), verge, incline, take a ply (к чему-л.), tend towards (о мнении), be inclined (to... - к...), (к чему-либо) lean toward (smth)2) Geology: lean3) Rare: nutate4) Linguistics: decline (о существительном)5) Information technology: bend7) Archaic: (часто to, unto) vail (перед кем-л.) -
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Adv. geh. at times, from time to time, occasionally allg.* * *bis|wei|len [bɪs'vailən]adv (geh)from time to time, now and then* * *bis·wei·len[bɪsˈvailən]adv (geh) at times, now and then* * *Adverb (geh.) from time to time; now and then* * ** * *Adverb (geh.) from time to time; now and then* * *adv.sometimes adv. -
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( dieweilen) altm.II Adv. meanwhile* * *die|weil [diː'vail] (obs)1. advmeanwhile, in the meantime, the while (dial)2. conjwhilst, while* * *die·weil[di:ˈvail]II. konj* * *1.(veralt.) Konjunktion1) (zeitlich) while2) (kausal) because2.adverbial in the mean time or the mean while* * *B. adv meanwhile* * *1.(veralt.) Konjunktion1) (zeitlich) while2) (kausal) because2.adverbial in the mean time or the mean while -
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Adv. meanwhile, in the meantime; (vorläufig) for the time being* * *in the meantime; for the time being* * *einst|wei|len ['ainst'vailən]advin the meantime; (= vorläufig) temporarily* * *einst·wei·len[ˈainstˈvailən]1. (vorläufig) for the time beingjdn \einstweilen auf freien Fuß setzen to release sb temporarily2. (in der Zwischenzeit) in the meantime, meanwhile* * *Adverb for the time being; temporarily* * ** * *Adverb for the time being; temporarily* * *ausdr.for the time being expr.
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Vail — steht für: Vail (Berg), Berg in den Rocky Mountains Vail steht für mehrere Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten: Vail (Arizona) Vail (Arkansas) Vail (Colorado) Vail (Iowa) Vail (Michigan) Vail (Washington) im weiteren Sinn für Vail Pass, Gebirgspass in … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vail — Vail, AZ U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona Population (2000): 2484 Housing Units (2000): 906 Land area (2000): 18.205051 sq. miles (47.150863 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 18.205051 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Vail — Vail, v. t. [Aphetic form of avale. See {Avale}, {Vale}.] [Written also {vale}, and {veil}.] 1. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Vail your regard Upon a wronged, I would fain have said, a maid! Shak. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vail — Vail, v. i. To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like. [Written also {vale}, and {veil}.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbor s necessity. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vail — es un pueblo del centro oeste de Colorado, Estados Unidos, emplazado en las Montañas Rocosas al oeste de Denver. Fue fundado como centro turístico en 1962 y construido al estilo de una villa alpina. El terreno para esquiar alrededor de la montaña … Wikipedia Español
Vail, AZ — U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona Population (2000): 2484 Housing Units (2000): 906 Land area (2000): 18.205051 sq. miles (47.150863 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 18.205051 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Vail, CO — U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 4531 Housing Units (2000): 5389 Land area (2000): 4.535670 sq. miles (11.747331 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.535670 sq. miles (11.747331 sq. km) FIPS … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Vail, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 452 Housing Units (2000): 196 Land area (2000): 0.559407 sq. miles (1.448857 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.559407 sq. miles (1.448857 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
vail — “advantage, profit,” early 15c., from vail (v.) “to be of use or service” (c.1300), from O.Fr. vail, from valoir “to be of value or worth” (see VALUE (Cf. value) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
Vail — Vail, n. Submission; decline; descent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vail — Vail, n. & v. t. Same as {Veil}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English